The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-09-17
MINOR MINING MATTERS.


Items OF Interest.
Iron ore has been found on the south
west quarter OF the southwest quarter
Of section thirteen, 1882. The ore is
identical with that taken from the Lee
Peck mine on section twenty-six and
from the new find on section twenty
three, the three properties being in an al
most straight line. Work was commen-
ced here about month ago by Capt.
w. III. Morrison, under s. ID. HOLSTER,
who is doing the exploring, who with one
man began TO sink pit more TO get the
lay OF the land, but after going down
few feet the indications were so flattering
that the full force was taken from an
other part OF the section and put 10
work, which resulted in the pit bottom
ing ON the ore after going through about
twenty-five feet ofsurface. Three pits fol-
lowed and all got the ore and demon
strated that the vein at that point is
fifty feet wide. At the time OF the writer's
visit two more pits were being lowered
to the south and IL il the intention 10
follow the vein, which has an almost
north and south course, TO the limits
OF the option or 20 it's end il il disap-
pears before the line is reached. The ore
is a blue hematite, very soft and has n
greasy, rich appearance. Work will now
be confined TO developing the find.
The situation remains practically un-
changed. Producers are making every
effort to fill their contract orders and
the shipments OF the week were among
the heaviest OF the season. The receipts
were 5O,41l tons, as against 20,52S
tons during the corresponding week in
1886, and the shipments aggregate 49,
40 tons as against 24,0l0 during the
corresponding week in 1886. Lake
freights remain high, $40 from Ash
land, SO from Marquette, and S1.60 to
$1.65 from Escanaba. Inquiries for fall
ore show firiner feeling rs parties who
sixty days ago, secuted the idea OF SO
ore, having not yet made their purchases,
but are still waiting TO buy. We quote
without change
No. Specular and magnetic Beese-
ores per ton.....................ST Door &c
No. Specular mon Bessemer) ores
per ton..:,'..... .:....'.............. OO@6 %
Bessemer Hematites ................... 7b@6 20
Non Beseemer Hematites .............. OO@b OC
Cleveland Iron Trade Review.
On Thursday the writer visited the
Smith exploration on the southeast
quarter OF the socth-east qua zee Of sec
ton twenty-taree, 1892, in change 81
Barney riley, acd iodnd that thew had
got what they bavelorg beea look;ngfoc
A series OF test p'.s we,ep0S down ON the
top o. the hill which botto ned IA iron
states. TEST pittog was ca, ed on down
the hill until ore was fouo nd Oh me east
side OF small p;t. Adobe pit was
then commeoced tbirty-five Fec east o.
this which is all in the ore 10 depth O
ten feet. The ore Is voques ,ionably the lie,
Peck as il IL inali"enorth I'D sou, ~ with
that mioe, the formation in that ,'or
il very regular, mech more SO thaa OF
this side Of The liver. % has been de
monstrated that the VEN IS Vb'r,y Nv,
feet wide add Z VIII ppdodb;edly . ov,
TO be much w;de-.
=. Sheridan commenced stripping hil
find in the south part OF town last Tues.
day. The surface is from three TO ten
feet deep, and the ledge il firm blu,
hard ore, which will come near bcin,
within the Bessemer limit, il not quite
As the work OF exploration advances il
becomes more evident that IL is veir
distinct from that OF the Stambaugh
and evidently passes down on the west
side OF the river, as we suggested in oul
last issue.-Reporter.
DIR. d. NJ Bond, OF Iron River, presi
dent OF the Caledonia Mining Co., is auth
ority for the statement that developing
ut the Caledonia mine, near the Mich
igamme river, is 20 be resumed on n larg
scale this fall. There is, 20 all appear
ances, a fine body OF Besscmer ore there
IL Is quite certain that II the Chicago 4
Northwestern Co., will not give them I
spur for the asking, the Milwaukee 4
Northern people will.
The tunnel at DR.. Kimball's explora
ton ON section twenty-eight, 1882, ha
been driven into the hill a distance o
100 feet.
Exploratory work has not yet been nc
sumed ut the Windfall on section twenty
two, 1882, but il likeIy TO be very soon
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